[amsat-bb] Re: Path to HEO

Even if the technique required 5 years to advance to HEO it would be a positive step since the amateur launch opportunities directly to HEO are measured in decades and the cost in 10's millions of dollars.

This reminds me of a commercial payload that failed to make GEO. The folks at AGI (STK Satellite Toolkit) devised a path circling the moon which used the lunar gravity to accelerate and return the satellite to its intended GEO position without depleting much of its limited station keeping fuel.